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A golden Octo\u00adber in every sense of the word. It is still nice and warm during the day and Jeru\u00adsa\u00adlem unfolds its beau\u00adtiful, warm (golden) colours, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly at sunset in autumn. The nights cool down and the first jumpers and jackets are brought out. Flocks of migra\u00adto\u00adry birds in the sky, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly in the Syri\u00adan-Afri\u00adcan Rift Valley, that runs through our coun\u00adtry from Eilat in the south to the Hula Valley in the north, announ\u00adce that winter will soon be upon us. . It is the time of ener\u00adgy saving, where there is no need for cooling in the Lifegate buil\u00adding, but also no need for heating yet, and our elec\u00adtri\u00adci\u00adty bill looks much friend\u00adlier. Peop\u00adle are on their way to harve\u00adst the olives and then press a tasty oil. Our oil deli\u00advery to Germa\u00adny is also in prepa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon and once again we were able to increase the quan\u00adti\u00adties and also work on refi\u00adne\u00adments of our oil. . A month with many acti\u00advi\u00adties in our house and wonderful surpri\u00adses. The first visi\u00adtors announ\u00adced them\u00adsel\u00adves after almost two years \u2013 we are curious if they will real\u00adly arri\u00adve. Accor\u00adding to offi\u00adci\u00adal news, the coun\u00adtry should open again in Novem\u00adber. Many peop\u00adle who somehow earned their living with and around tourism are eager\u00adly waiting. We are one of them and look forward to welco\u00adming groups of visi\u00adtors, volun\u00adteers and guests in Lifegate Garden. We are happy to report on some autum\u00adnal high\u00adlights in October.<\/p>\n
\u00b4Mobi\u00adli\u00adty is quali\u00adty of life\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The Lifegate Aids Depart\u00adment with our Ameri\u00adcan \u2018wheel\u00adchair angel\u2019 Richard Stephan is curr\u00adent\u00adly working with the help of two other orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adons to adapt and distri\u00adbu\u00adte wheel\u00adchairs and aids to various places in the coun\u00adtry. A contai\u00adner of wheel\u00adchairs is alre\u00ada\u00addy on its way from the USA and Richard has alre\u00ada\u00addy provi\u00added the first child\u00adren with our old stock of aids. Each aid is indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly adapt\u00aded and tail\u00ado\u00adred to the chil\u00add\u2019s disa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty by Richard with great love and care. Our experts from the Lifegate locks\u00admit\u00adh\u2019s shop, the carpen\u00adter\u2019s shop and the shoe and leather repair shop help diligently.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d column_structure=\u201e1_3,1_3,1_3\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_3\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image001.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage001\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_3\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image003.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage003\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_3\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image005.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage005\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.9.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201e4_4\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.9.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d global_\u200bcolors_\u200binfo=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n \u2018New service\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n The Lifegate Aids Depart\u00adment is very well known in the Beth\u00adle\u00adhem area and many peop\u00adle turn to us to get aids and also to repair them. Howe\u00adver, if we look in other areas of the West Bank, even in the larger cities, peop\u00adle there neither find the aids nor the possi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties to get for exam\u00adp\u00adle defec\u00adti\u00adve wheel\u00adchairs repai\u00adred. Often, peop\u00adle\u2019s mobi\u00adli\u00adty falls by the waysi\u00adde until perhaps a fami\u00adly member sets out to seek help.<\/p>\n We are ther\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre very plea\u00adsed that, with the help of the Socie\u00adty for Inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal Coope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, we are able to set up an outpa\u00adti\u00adent aid and repair service for peop\u00adle throug\u00adhout the Pales\u00adti\u00adni\u00adan terri\u00adto\u00adry, in addi\u00adti\u00adon to the ortho\u00adpae\u00addic work\u00adshop. A service vehic\u00adle equip\u00adped for this purpo\u00adse will travel to various places in the coun\u00adtry, where orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adons working with us, will cont\u00adact peop\u00adle in need of aids in advan\u00adce and call them in. Our team can take \u2018measu\u00adre\u00adments\u2019 on site and bring an adapt\u00aded wheel\u00adchair with them on their next visit, for exam\u00adp\u00adle. Aids are to be repai\u00adred on site and repla\u00adce\u00adment chairs issued until the origi\u00adnal chair can be made usable again in Lifegate. Hospi\u00adtal beds, walking aids and many other aids are also made available to peop\u00adle in need through a lending system. A new employee and two trai\u00adnees are working on this project. The lives of many peop\u00adle who previous\u00adly had no access to aids or whose wheel\u00adchairs no longer work becau\u00adse of a defect, are to recei\u00adve important help. At the same time, we want to raise the stan\u00addard in the coun\u00adtry with our high-quali\u00adty assis\u00adti\u00adve devices. Our efforts may also lead to the estab\u00adlish\u00adment of perma\u00adnent aid centres in central loca\u00adti\u00adons with the help of local peop\u00adle and organisations.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n \u2018Neigh\u00adbour\u00adhood aid\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n In line with all these acti\u00advi\u00adties, the Israe\u00adli aid orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adon \u2018Yad Sarah\u2019, with whom we have been on friend\u00adly terms for years, dona\u00adted used aids and wheel\u00adchairs in good condi\u00adti\u00adon. This help will enable many child\u00adren and young peop\u00adle to have a better quali\u00adty of life.<\/p>\n \u2018Small steps into a new life\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n As announ\u00adced in Septem\u00adber, our new ortho\u00adpae\u00addic tech\u00adni\u00adci\u00adan Jonas Wein\u00adholz has arri\u00adved in good shape and has put the work\u00adshop set up by his prede\u00adces\u00adsor Simon R\u00f6ss\u00adler into opera\u00adti\u00adon. Jonas star\u00adted making the first \u2018ortho\u00adpae\u00addic splints\u2019 for child\u00adren at Lifegate With this fitting, feet can be correc\u00adted, child\u00adren can come to stand and maybe even learn to walk. What beau\u00adtiful perspec\u00adti\u00adves, we are very grateful for these possibilities!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.9.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201e4_4\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.9.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d global_\u200bcolors_\u200binfo=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n \u2018News from the group of our child\u00adren with seve\u00adre and multi\u00adple disabilities\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d column_structure=\u201e1_2,1_2\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_2\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image009.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage009\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_2\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image007.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage007\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n Loay is two years old. He is one of triplets. His siblings are healt\u00adhy and deve\u00adlo\u00adping accor\u00adding to their age. We met Loay in June this year in a first cont\u00adact meeting. He came with his parents. His mother was very frus\u00adtra\u00adted as she belie\u00adved Loay could not do anything and also had litt\u00adle deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00admen\u00adtal poten\u00adti\u00adal. . Loay show\u00aded a one-sided para\u00adly\u00adsis of his body short\u00adly after birth. Alre\u00ada\u00addy in the conver\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adon, the possi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties of this boy were real\u00adly clear. So, we offe\u00adred the fami\u00adly a place in the group for the child\u00adren who need more care, in order to start support work with the boy as early as possi\u00adble. Loay has been fully inte\u00adgra\u00adted in the group since Septem\u00adber. Since then, he has deve\u00adlo\u00adped very well. He is very socia\u00adble. He laughs a lot. He now plays inde\u00adpendent\u00adly on the mattress, crawls, starts to say some words, stands and walks with help. We have high hopes that Loay may be able to join Life\u00adga\u00adte\u2019s nursery school next September.<\/p>\n \u201eTeam Work\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n Amelie, Lilith and Anne\u00adma\u00adrie, our volun\u00adteers, are sett\u00adling in well at school, kinder\u00adgar\u00adten and in the class of child\u00adren with seve\u00adre disa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties. There was a first meeting with an exch\u00adan\u00adge of all volun\u00adteers of the sending orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adon DVHL in the coun\u00adtry, which our \u2018trio\u2019 combi\u00adned with a trip to the Medi\u00adter\u00adra\u00adne\u00adan Sea. These days, the Arabic lessons at Lifegate star\u00adted. . During their volun\u00adt\u00ada\u00adry year, the ladies can chan\u00adge their place of work in the insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adon every four months in order to get a good over\u00adall pictu\u00adre of our work.<\/p>\n Our pedago\u00adgi\u00adcal advi\u00adsor and super\u00advi\u00adsor Ange\u00adla K\u00f6ster has comple\u00adted her assess\u00adment phase at the faci\u00adli\u00adty and will now set her first prio\u00adri\u00adties in accom\u00adpany\u00ading the head of the special school and indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal teachers.<\/p>\n The newly hired Pales\u00adti\u00adni\u00adan teachers and thera\u00adpists are also finding their place in the team and are very moti\u00adva\u00adted to work with the child\u00adren and young people.<\/p>\n We are prepa\u00adring an open day for the next month, where we want to invi\u00adte fami\u00adlies of our child\u00adren but also peop\u00adle from our villa\u00adge to get to know Lifegate better. The guests should be encou\u00adra\u00adged to recon\u00adsider their fears and preju\u00addi\u00adces towards peop\u00adle with disa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and to gain new expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces. A colourful and cheerful program\u00adme should appeal to many peop\u00adle and lead to more togetherness.<\/p>\n \u2018Off the post\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n 19 tight\u00adly packed boxes left for Germa\u00adny in Octo\u00adber and we hope that the beau\u00adtiful Lifegate gift items made of cera\u00admics and olive wood will make it under many Christ\u00admas trees. This year we were able to make most of the previous\u00adly purcha\u00adsed products oursel\u00adves and thus bring our produc\u00adtion to a higher level. We thank our new trai\u00adner and the young peop\u00adle with diffe\u00adrent disa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties who are lear\u00adning dili\u00adgent\u00adly. German friends repor\u00adted to our delight about Christ\u00admas markets and bazaars that may take place again this year, where our products will then be offered.<\/p>\n \u2018The eye eats with us\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Every evening around 6.00 pm, ringing signals from my phone announ\u00adce the pictu\u00adre gallery of the day from the Lifegate kitchen. Mario, our chef, not only knows his way around a wooden spoon, but also likes to take photos. So, I can\u2019t avoid our kitchen in the Octo\u00adber report either and include a few pictures of the \u201emagi\u00adci\u00adans\u201d from our kitchen trai\u00adning program\u00adme. Enjoy your meal!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d column_structure=\u201e1_3,1_3,1_3\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_3\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image011.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage011\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_3\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image013.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage013\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_3\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image015.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage015\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d column_structure=\u201e1_2,1_2\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_2\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image017.png\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage017\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e1_2\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image019.png\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage019\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.9.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d global_\u200bcolors_\u200binfo=\u201d{}\u201d custom_padding=\u201e18px|||||\u201d][et_pb_column type=\u201e4_4\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.9.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d global_\u200bcolors_\u200binfo=\u201d{}\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n \u2018Blame it on the chips\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n By now, word has spread about the drastic chip shorta\u00adge in the car indus\u00adtry and even our vehic\u00adle dona\u00adted by friends for trans\u00adport on the Pales\u00adti\u00adni\u00adan side is some\u00adwhe\u00adre in the world ready for deli\u00advery and waiting for the compu\u00adter chips, so it can final\u00adly be ship\u00adped. Fort\u00adu\u00adna\u00adte\u00adly, the car was assem\u00adbled for the hospi\u00adtal appoint\u00adments in Isra\u00adel and on the ground befo\u00adre the chip crisis and is serving us well. That now also the new Lifegate lift is still not running becau\u00adse of the lack of the right compu\u00adter chip is an ironic coin\u00adci\u00addence. Here, too, a reme\u00addy has been promised.<\/p>\n So, we are thank\u00adful that at least the crisps are still on our super\u00admar\u00adket shel\u00adves and so we can better cope (nibble) the other\u00adwi\u00adse so sad \u201echip news\u201d from our reality.<\/p>\n \u2018We have expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adced a great miracle\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n While at the begin\u00adning of Octo\u00adber we were still anxious and doubting whether and how we would be able to with\u00adstand the pres\u00adsu\u00adre from the seller (to sell the land imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly) of the neigh\u00adbou\u00adring proper\u00adty without losing the land, seve\u00adral wonderful surpri\u00adses happen\u00aded at once. Good friends of our work offe\u00adred us inte\u00adrest-free loans with very conve\u00adni\u00adent repay\u00adment terms. A support\u00ader orga\u00adni\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adon of our work conver\u00adted the loan into a dona\u00adti\u00adon and also promi\u00adsed us support for the cons\u00adtruc\u00adtion of the plan\u00adned adven\u00adture world for child\u00adren with disa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties on this piece of land. Other friends promi\u00adsed to make a strong commit\u00adment to the purcha\u00adse of further squa\u00adre metres in the near future. This was the signal for us to purcha\u00adse the land now and to pay back the borro\u00adwed sum slow\u00adly or quick\u00adly with the help of many friends. We are once again asha\u00admed of our small faith and hear\u00adti\u00adly grateful for the many peop\u00adle who trust us, who have helped and will conti\u00adnue to help. May you all recei\u00adve back in many ways the bles\u00adsings that were given to us! Thank you also on behalf of the child\u00adren and young peop\u00adle who will bene\u00adfit from this land and our enti\u00adre team in Beit Jala and in Germany!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_image src=\u201ehttps:\/\/lifegate.simonleimig.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/image024.jpg\u201d _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d title_text=\u201eimage024\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n \u2018Tradi\u00adti\u00adons are important\u2019 \u2013 around the olive harvest<\/strong><\/p>\n The annu\u00adal olive harve\u00adst, which takes place in Octo\u00adber and Novem\u00adber, connects gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons of peop\u00adle. Young and old can be found under the trees picking the olives by hand as they have done for hundreds of years, or spre\u00ada\u00adding tarpau\u00adlins under the trees and beating the olives from the trees with sticks and then picking them up. The few modern tools that exist for this harve\u00ads\u00adt\u00ading (rotors atta\u00adched to sticks) have not real\u00adly caught on, as they often dama\u00adge the trees as well. The joint harve\u00adst, be it only in the small garden or in the olive grove, is accom\u00adpa\u00adnied by lively conver\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adons, a deli\u00adcious picnic that has been prepared and the child\u00adren hear many a story from days gone by. The olives are then taken to one of the oil pres\u00adses in the villa\u00adge, which only work during these months \u2013 another place of commu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon with many other olive farmers and their fami\u00adlies. Around Beit Jala and in the moun\u00adta\u00adins of Jeru\u00adsa\u00adlem we find the remains of old oil pres\u00adses from the time of the Romans (70\u2013300 BC). Olive trees grow very old and if they could tell stories, we would not be able to stop marvel\u00adling. If they stand on buil\u00adding land, they are usual\u00adly not cut down but trans\u00adplan\u00adted and sprout again on the new site. They bear abun\u00addant\u00adly every second year and rest a litt\u00adle in between. On our poor soils without irri\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon in summer, it is a mira\u00adcle how much fruit they bear.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d gallery_ids=\u201e58920,58922,58924,58926,58928,58930\u201d][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n After the harve\u00adst, the trees are trim\u00admed and bran\u00adches are sawn off, the time when we also buy our olive wood, which is then cut up and has to be stored dry for a year so that it can be proces\u00adsed. This is also how our wood store is filled each autumn and many beau\u00adtiful items are sawn, carved and turned from the previous year\u2019s dry wood in the new year.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d gallery_ids=\u201e58933,58935,58937,58939,58941\u201d][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n The olive tree and its fruits have their place in many bibli\u00adcal stories. The apost\u00adle Paul, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, speaks of the olive tree (the roots) of Isra\u00adel, into which the peop\u00adle who belie\u00adve in Jesus from the other nati\u00adons have been graf\u00adted. The oil was used by the Good Sama\u00adri\u00adtan to soot\u00adhe and heal the wound of the inju\u00adred man and it was used to anoint the kings of Isra\u00adel. In the letter of James we are told to pray over sick peop\u00adle and anoint them with oil. If you had oil and flour in your jars, you could bake bread and survi\u00adve (The widow and her son and the Prohet Elijah). ). We use the healt\u00adhy olive oil for our salads and our Medi\u00adter\u00adra\u00adne\u00adan and Arabic cuisine and are happy that we can offer it to many peop\u00adle also in Germa\u00adny (Lifegate Workhop).<\/p>\n \u2026The right clothes to go with it.<\/strong><\/p>\n At the happy get-toge\u00adther after the olive harve\u00adst, peop\u00adle also like to show off their very special clothes, which have been lovin\u00adg\u00adly embro\u00adide\u00adred by hand and are also part of the Arab tradi\u00adti\u00adon of our coun\u00adtry. Our kinder\u00adgar\u00adten child\u00adren brought their \u2018best pieces\u2019 from home and were happy about the \u2018litt\u00adle jour\u00adney back in time\u2019. In our Lifegate embro\u00adidery depart\u00adment, we culti\u00adva\u00adte this old craft and embro\u00adider the tradi\u00adtio\u00adnal patterns on bags, book covers and garm\u00adents that peop\u00adle still like to use today. In this way, the \u2018good old days\u2019 remain alive with us today.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d gallery_ids=\u201e58946,58948,58950\u201d][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d type=\u201e4_4\u201d][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u201e4.11.4\u201d _module_preset=\u201edefault\u201d hover_enabled=\u201e0\u201d sticky_enabled=\u201e0\u201d]<\/p>\n With the end of Octo\u00adber, we also said good\u00adbye to daylight saving time, with more light in the morning and earlier dark\u00adness in the evening. A month we look back on with gratitude.<\/p>\n Thank you all for your commit\u00adment to the neigh\u00adbou\u00adring proper\u00adty, but also for the daily rehabilitation work with child\u00adren and young peop\u00adle. Thank you for all the pray\u00aders and bles\u00adsings we recei\u00adved and were able to pass on! As of today (1.11.2021) tourists are allo\u00adwed to come to our coun\u00adtry again, the first groups have also announ\u00adced their arri\u00adval at Lifegate Garden. Our world may beco\u00adme a litt\u00adle bigger and more colourful again, with the guests from other count\u00adries. We are looking forward to it! <\/p>\n We wish God\u2019s bles\u00adsing and greet you warmly<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Yours, Burg\u00adhard Schun\u00adkert and the Lifegate Team<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A golden Octo\u00adber in every sense of the word. It is still nice and warm during the day and Jeru\u00adsa\u00adlem unfolds its beau\u00adtiful, warm (golden) colours, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly at sunset in autumn. The nights cool down and the first jumpers and jackets are brought out. Flocks of migra\u00adto\u00adry birds in the sky, espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly in the Syri\u00adan-Afri\u00adcan Rift Valley, that runs through our coun\u00adtry from Eilat in the south to the Hula Valley in the north, announ\u00adce that winter will soon be upon us. . It is the time of ener\u00adgy saving, where there is no need for cooling in the Lifegate buil\u00adding, but also no need for heating yet, and our elec\u00adtri\u00adci\u00adty bill looks much friend\u00adlier. Peop\u00adle are on their way to harve\u00adst the olives and then press a tasty oil. Our oil deli\u00advery to Germa\u00adny is also in prepa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon and once again we were able to increase the quan\u00adti\u00adties and also work on refi\u00adne\u00adments of our oil. . A month with many acti\u00advi\u00adties in our house and wonderful surpri\u00adses. The first visi\u00adtors announ\u00adced them\u00adsel\u00adves after almost two years \u2013 we are curious if they will real\u00adly arri\u00adve. Accor\u00adding to offi\u00adci\u00adal news, the coun\u00adtry should open again in Novem\u00adber. 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